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...Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini after the revolution of 1979 - although conservatives and reformers differ sharply on how much direct political control he should exercise. Ayatollah Khameini leads the country's conservative faction, whose control of the Council of Guardians - a non-elected body of clerics that has the power to vet candidates and veto legislation - as well as over the judiciary, security services and the military, means they will still have much political power even if they lose the Majlis. "Even though the conservative clergy dominate, they have to pay attention to the will of the people and the positions...
...enjoying multimillion-dollar payouts. You hear about Gen Xers turned philanthropists: the woman who signed up out of college and plans to retire at 30; the guy who launched a dog-biscuit business on the side. "We get told not to watch the ticker," says Marcus, a three-year vet who, one imagines, does so anyway...
...There are two maxims that most professional editors live by: Don t ask a four-fingered man to give you five and don t send a Vietnam Vet to cover a Third World war-zone. During their tenure, the folks at FM have violated both these precepts. If you re interested in the story of the first, ask the angry drunk out front...
...regular on the TV series Trapper John, M.D., Brian Stokes Mitchell (just Brian Mitchell then, before he added his middle name for more distinctiveness on the marquee) was a Broadway performer at heart. A film editor on the show once said he knew Mitchell must be a theater vet because he acted even when the camera wasn't on him: "You don't turn off when it's not your line...
CARLOS SANTANA Black Magic comeback: Woodstock vet's album soars to No. 1. AARP to sponsor tour...